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Peel v. Attorney Disciplinary Commission of Illinois, 496 US 91 (1990), [1] was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that Illinois' rule against attorneys advertising themselves as "certified" violated their freedom of speech under the First Amendment. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) had ...
Months earlier, in a case cited in this decision, In re Anglin, 122 Ill.2d 531, 525 N.E.2d 550 (May 18, 1988), the Illinois Supreme Court refused to reinstate the law license of an attorney convicted of (among other felonies) possessing stolen securities, and who wished to be reinstated while continuing to withhold the name of the person or ...
Kwame Raoul ( / ˈkwɑːmeɪ rɑːˈuːl /, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [ 1] Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 2004 to 2019. Initially appointed to fill the seat vacated by Barack ...
Thomas P. Sullivan. Thomas P. Sullivan (1929/1930 – May 18, 2021) was a prominent Illinois attorney known for his involvement in notable constitutional cases, investigations, and contributions to public policy and law. He was a partner at the Jenner & Block law firm. [1]
Cook County's top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked him out of her courtroom. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy ...
Based in Chicago and Springfield, the attorney general is responsible for providing legal counsel for the various state agencies including the governor of Illinois and Illinois General Assembly, as well as conducting all legal affairs pertaining to the state. The office of Illinois Attorney General was established on December 3, 1818, based on ...
Patrick M. Collins (born September 1, 1964), is an American lawyer. Collins is a partner in King & Spalding LLP's Special Matters and Government Investigations practice. [1] Previously, he was a partner at Perkins Coie LLP. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Collins worked for the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. Attorney.
The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases rising in the Illinois Circuit Courts. In Illinois, litigants generally have a right to first appeal from final decisions or judgements of the circuit court. Three Illinois Appellate Court judges hear each case and the concurrence of two is necessary to ...